In 2007, IFEES members gathered for the first annual IFEES summit in Istanbul, Turkey. The first official World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) was held in 2010 at the National University of Singapore and, in 2012, WEEF became an official trademark.
In 2016, WEEF was held jointly with the annual Global Engineering Deans Council Conference. Both events were held jointly every two years until 2020, when leaders from both organizations decided to hold the two events collaboratively annually. The WEEF-GEDC conferences are among the world’s largest gathering of stakeholders and leaders in engineering education, with representatives from institutions, industry, nonprofits, and governments coming together to promote pedagogy and impact engineering education on a global scale.
2007 IFEES SUMMIT
Theme Moving from Concept to Action
Hosts Boğaziçi University and the Turkey Engineering Deans Council
Location Istanbul, Turkey
2008 IFEES SUMMIT
Theme Aligning Engineering Education Initiatives for a Knowledge Economy
Host University of Cape Town
Location Cape Town, South Africa
2009 IFEES SUMMIT
Theme Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Engineering Education: Roadmap for Excellence
Host Association for Engineering Education of Russia
Location St. Petersburg, Russia
WEEF 2010 Singapore
Theme Effective Collaborations Addressing Common and Global Challenges
Hosts National University of Singapore and Institution of Engineers Singapore
Location Singapore, Singapore
2011 IFEES Summit
Theme Global Engineering Recognition, Sustainability and Mobility
Hosts Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa
Location Lisbon, Portugal
WEEF 2012 Buenos Aires
Theme Engineering Education for Sustainable Development and Social Inclusion
Host Universidad Tecnológica Nacional – Argentina
Location Buenos Aires, Argentina
WEEF 2013 Cartagena
Theme Innovation in Research and Engineering Education: Key Factors for Global Competitiveness
Host Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Ingeniería
Location Cartagena, Colombia
WEEF 2014 Dubai
Theme Engineering Education for a Global Community
Host American University in Dubai
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WEEF 2015 Florence
Theme Engineering Education for a Resilient Society
Host Università Degli Studi Firenze
Location Florence, Italy
WEEF-GEDC 2016 Seoul
Theme Engineering Education for a Smart Society
Hosts Korean Society for Engineering Education and Korean Engineering Deans Council
Location Seoul, South Korea
WEEF 2017 Kuala Lumpur
Theme The Era of Synergistic Collaboration
Host Society for Engineering Education Malaysia
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WEEF-GEDC 2018 Albuquerque
Theme Peace Engineering
Hosts The University of New Mexico, Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium, and GINET
Location Albuquerque, United States of America
WEEF 2019 Chennai
Theme Disruptive Engineering Education for Sustainable Development
Hosts Education Promotion Society of India, Indo-Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education, and Vellore Institute of Technology
Location Chennai, India
WEEF-GEDC 2020 Virtual
Theme Disruptive Engineering Education Amidst Global Challenges
Hosts University of Pretoria
Location Online
WEEF 2021 Madrid
Theme Diversity and Ethics in Education for an Inclusive and Sustainable World
Hosts The National Distance Education University (UNED), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Location Madrid, Spain
WEEF 2022 CapeTown
Theme Adapting to Global Disruption
Location CapeTown, South Africa
WEEF 2023 Monterrey
Theme Convergence for a Better World: A Call to Action
Location Monterrey, Mexico
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